Bottle.



UNITED STATES Patented August 9, 1904.

WVILLIAM E. MOYER, OF WEIR, KANSAS.

BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 767,308, dated. August 9, 1904.

Application filed April 29, 1904.

To all whom it nuty concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM E. MoYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at WVeir, in the county of Cherokee and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottles, the object of the present invention being to provide, in connection with a glass bottle, a cap which comprises means for retaining itself in a se curely-locked position upon the bottle-neck after it has been once applied thereto, the said retaining means constituting a device for severing and removing the upper portion of the neck of the bottle when the cap is properly manipulated for that purpose, so as to at one and the same time give access to the contents of the bottle and partially destroy the same, or, more accurately speaking, so modify the construction and appearance of the bottle as a whole as to warn the purchasing public that the bottle has been emptied of its original contents, thus protecting the manufacturer of the goods contained in the original bottle.

With the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as herein fully described,, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical diametrical section through a bottle, illustrating the nature and application of the principles of this invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the neck portion of the bottle. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the combined catches and glasscutters.

Like reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in all figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of a bottle, which in the main is of the ordinary construction, the neck 2 of the bottle preferably being made somewhat conical in shape, as shown, to provide a thickened lower portion 3, which is undercut in concave form, as shown at 4, to provide for the swinging Serial No. 205,553. (No model.)

movement of the combined catches and glasscutters hereinafter described.

Immediately adjacent to the junction of the neck with the body of the bottle the neck is grooved or reduced and weakened, as shown at 5, to facilitate the work of the glass-cutters. In so reducing the neck at the point5the undercut annular shoulder 6 is provided, beneath which the catches engage.

A cap 7, corresponding somewhat in shape to the bottle-neck, is placed over the neck, as shown in Fig. 1, said cap comprising an imperforate top which extends over the mouth of the bottle, a milled portion 8, serving to facilitate the turning or revolving of the cap for the purpose hereinafter set forth, and a cone-shaped shell or hollow body 9, which extends around and incloses the neck and is adapted to reach downward in close relation to or actual contact with the inclined upper portion 10 of the body 1 of the bottle, as shown in Fig. 1. I

Mounted in the lower portion of the cap and connected therewith is one or more combined catches and glass-cutters, each of which embodies what may be termed a lever 11 and a glass-cutter proper, 12, which is shown as of the ordinary rotary-wheel type, the same being journaled in one end of the lever, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The lever 11 is fulcrumed at 13 intermediate its ends upon or between one or more flanges 14 on the inner surface of the shell 9, the heel-end portion 15 of the lever being of such length and disposition as to bear against the inclined surface 10 of the bottle when the cap is pressed over the neck, the bottle thus serving to rock the lever 11 and swing the upper or inner end therof inward to the position shown in Fig. 1, which causes said end of the lever carrying the rotary glass-cutter to engage beneath the annular shoulder 6 of the bottle-neck, thereby locking the cap 7 to the bottle and inclosing the neck and rendering inaccessible the locking device. One or more of such combined catches and glass-cutters may be employed, as may be found expedient in practice. A suitable stopper 16 is inserted in the neck of the bottle and should be of such length as to extend entirely through the neck and below the weakened portion 5 thereof in order to prevent any broken fragments of glass from getting into the bottle during the operation of severing the neck and removing the severed portion thereof.

' In closing the bottle the stopper 16 is inserted so as to leave a small portion thereof projecting. The cap is then placed over the neck and pushed downward, driving the cork farther down into the neck until the cutters swing inward and catch under the annular shoulder, whereupon the cap is locked in position, and the stopper, which is preferably composed of cork, acts as a cushion for the cap and holds the same snugly in place, so that it cannot rattle or work loose. To get access to the contents of the bottle, the cap is rotated around the neck and at the same time an outward pulling force is exerted thereon. As soon as the cutters have properly performed their work the cap is pressed to one side, which serves to break the neck, the latter, together with the stopper, being then removed from the bottle. In doing this the original appearance of the bottle is materially changed, thus warning purchasers and users that the bottle has been opened.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. The combination with a bottle, of a cap fitting over and inclosing the neck of the bottle, and a glass-cutter mounted within the cap and carried thereby and bearing against the neck.

2. The combination with a bottle, of a cap fitting over and inclosing the neck thereof, and a combined catch and glass-cutter mounted within the cap, carried thereby and bearing against the bottle-neck.

3. The combination with a bottle, of a cap fitting over and inclosing the bottle-neck, a

lever pivotally mounted within the cap, and a glass-cutter carried thereby and bearing against the bottle-neck.

4E. The combination with a bottle, the neck of which is provided with an annular shoulder, of a cap fitting over the bottle-neck, and a combined catch and glass-cutter connected with the inside of the cap and bearing against the neck, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a bottle, of a cap fitting over the bottle neck and rotatable around the same, and a glass-cutter mounted upon the inside of the cap and bearing against the bottle-neck.

6. The combination with a bottle, of a cap fitting over and inclosing the bottle-neck, a lever pivotally mounted within the cap and cooperating with a portion of the bottle, and a glass-cutter carried by said lever and hearing against the bottle-neck.

7 The combination with a bottle, of a cap fitting around and inclosing the bottle-neck and provided with a milled portion for facilitating the rotation of the cap on the neck, and a glass-cutter mounted within and carried by the cap and bearing against the bottleneck.

8. The combination with a bottle, the neck of which is provided with an annular shoulder, of a cap fitting over and inclosing the neck and rotatable thereon, and a lever mounted within the cap and carried thereby, the said lever being provided with a glass-cutter which bears against the neck, and a portion which is acted upon by contact with the bottle so as to move the cutter into engagement with the annular shoulder of the neck.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. WOYER.

I/Vitnesses:

JOHN BOYD, H. F. GALLIGAN. 

